Senior Journal dot Com reports “Senior Citizens Facing Higher Medicare Drug Plan Premiums May Seek Lower Cost Options.”
“…Oct. 8, 2009 – Medicare announced in August that senior citizens are expected to face a 7 percent premium increase for the average Part D prescription drug plan in 2010. The news is even worse for some in Medicare Advantage plans that will see a premium jump of almost 22 percent…”
The article says that we can try a less expense insurance plan. The problem is that many of us already had the least expensive plan.
The numbers they give look correct to me… I been looking at the new 2010 plans and I am finding they all have made increases in the cost of medications. I been getting my medications for free but it looks like I am going to pay at least $50.00 a month for the three I get now and if a doctor adds some medications my cost will go up.
There are other costs that could hit me and others.
I am still looking for a SS medical insurance plan…I was thinking that I just was not finding the right plan…Now I see that all of the plans are increasing what it is going to cost us.
It looks like Jarrod is correct in his comment here – see comment here.
If he is correct, and it appears he is, it is going to hurt me a great deal but if it means that all Americans will have national health insurance I am more than willing to pay the price.
I would stay with my current insurance plan but I will have to pick a new one in Texas.
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